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Report: Hyundai still considering Genesis upscale brand

In order to create a larger gap between the Hyundai brand and the premium vehicles it produces, the automaker is considering making a sub-brand under the Genesis label for the U.S. Badges would be swapped on rear-wheel drive models including the Genesis sedan and coupe, and the Equus, and would trade in their current model [...]

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SEMA 2011: Rhys Millen drops 5.0 liter Tau V8 in Hyundai Genesis Coupe

We’ve always wanted Hyundai to throw its 5.0 liter Tau V8 into the Genesis Coupe and today are wants are being fulfilled. At the 2011 SEMA Shows Hyundai is debuting RM500 Genesis Coupe, which was created in partnership with Rhys Millen Racing. The Hyundai RM500 Genesis Coupe features the company’s award-winning 5.0 liter Tau V8 [...]

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Is this the 2013 Hyundai Genesis?

Is this the 2013 Hyundai Genesis?

Not too long ago, spy photos of Hyundai’s update for the Genesis Coupe have popped up around the Internetz. However, majority of them had the car decked out in camouflage, so it was hard to decipher the differences set forth by Hyundai. Now though, some photos of the new 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe have popped [...]

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Report: Next Hyundai Genesis to offer all-wheel-drive option

Report: Next Hyundai Genesis to offer all-wheel-drive option

Hyundai has just confirmed that the next generation Hyundai Genesis will receive an option for all-wheel drive, after seeing that nearly half of BMW sedans in the US are ordered with AWD. “We do have a plan to fix that (the current lack of an AWD option for the Genesis sedan) with the next major [...]

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2012 Hyundai Genesis price starts at $34,200, $46,500 for Genesis 5.0 R-Sec

2012 Hyundai Genesis price starts at $34,200, $46,500 for Genesis 5.0 R-Sec

As you read this, the 2012 Hyundai Genesis sedan is headed to dealers with a price tag of $34,200 for the 333-hp V6 2012 Genesis 3.8 and $44,500 for the 385-hp V8 2012 Genesis 4.6. The top-of-the-line 2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 R-Spec model will start at $46,500. 2012 Hyundai Genesis 3.8: 3.8-liter GDI DOHC V6 with [...]

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Hyundai Genesis Prada enters limited production

Hyundai Genesis Prada enters limited production

Ever since the Hyundai Genesis made its debut in 2008, the model has long become known as the brand’s ultimate luxury sedan (besides the Hyundai Equus). To keep the luxury feel around the Genesis, Hyundai today unveiled the Genesis Prada in its hometown of Seoul, Korea.  Based on the 2012 Hyundai Genesis featuring the Tau [...]

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Next-generation Hyundai Genesis to get all-wheel-drive

Next-generation Hyundai Genesis to get all-wheel-drive

For the 2012 model year, the Hyundai Genesis received a bunch of nice upgrades including a new Tau 5.0L V8 engine making 429 horsepower and 376 lb-ft of torque. Now all we need from Hyundai’s luxury car is all-wheel-drive? Well, we won’t get it… at least not until the second-generation of the car, which is [...]

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2011 Chicago: 2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec gets 429-hp V8

2011 Chicago: 2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec gets 429-hp V8

No crazy differences in styling here but the 2012 Hyundai Genesis has received a lot of upgrades when it comes to the specs side of things. New for 2012 is the 5.0L direct-injection V8 engine that is now available exclusively with the 5.0 R-Spec model. The 2012 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 R-Spec model is powered by [...]

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2012 Hyundai Genesis to debut in Chicago next week with 429-hp V8

2012 Hyundai Genesis to debut in Chicago next week with 429-hp V8

The Hyundai Genesis, the car that started turning around the Korean automaker, will finally receive an update. Hyundai CEO John Krafcik confirmed to reported that Hyundai will show a new top-end version of the 2012 Genesis at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show on Wednesday. He said that the new refreshed 2012 Genesis will be more [...]

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Hyundai Genesis Prada previewed before Seoul debut

Hyundai Genesis Prada previewed before Seoul debut

The Hyundai Genesis sedan keeps adding to its already impressive resume. Already the 2009 North American Car of the Year and a Top Safety Pick by the IIHS, Hyundai is now playing in the big league if it wasn’t already before. Images of the Hyundai Genesis Prada edition have been released prior to the car’s [...]

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